Lazarus Kane

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?I saw Rick Springfield perform in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese back in ’82. That particular version of 'Jessie’s Girl' was nothing short of a spiritual awakening.

If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?Firstly, I would only agree to do this if all my rider requirements were fully met, and I do not use those words lightly. When I say 'premium prawn cocktail' in the dressing room, I don’t mean goddamn potato chips. First up, me and my friends The Rolling Stones would do 'Tumbling Dice'. Myself and those fine gentlemen go way back, I nearly replaced Bill Wyman on the four-string, but I had a package holiday to Antigua already booked. Second, Suicide would come on and perform 'Dream Baby Dream', yeah, one for the lovers, brothers and mothers.

Which subcultures have influenced you?Personally, I’m not a fan of submarines. I saw the 'K19: The Widowmaker' starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson a few weeks back on a DeeVeeDee a friend of mine had. Disappointed.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?The person who invented the concept of the hour. I have a respect for horologists that few understand. Like time itself, for that matter.

Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?Back in the late '90s, I was slapping 2nd Djembe in Rusted Root. We played a now defunct venue in Portland, Oregon called 'The Whispering Slipper'. We played 'Send Me On My Way' 16 times in a row. I have very special memories of that venue for that reason.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?For me, there can only be one. Carol Kaye. She’s got more hits under her belt than a tall boxer. Too many to choose from, but if you held me over the well I’d go with her work on the Nancy Sinatra version of 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin''.

No one is quite sure where the enigmatic Lazarus Kane emerged from. A US transplant now living in the UK, he appears a relic of some recent past. Armed with a drum machine and some old synthesisers, the music could be mistaken for something that might once have been heard coming out of CBGB’s decades ago. However, the songs tackle the everyday trappings of modern life; drinking too much, social media and the Kardashians.

The first track you played on repeat?When I was a young man, my Sony Walkman malfunctioned. I listened to 'Waiting for The Man' by The Velvet Underground for three months straight and nothing else. Thank god for the iPod, ammirite?

A song that defines the teenage you?'Red Hot Woman' by The Revelons. This song just sends right back to steaming down the freeway in my Chevvy pickup. Usually it was because my dad would call me at work saying he needed help moving the moonshine OUT the tub. Halcyon days.

One record you would keep forever?'Days Like This' by Van Morrison. No further comment your honour.

From 'Vitamin C' by Can. This is sage advice for avoiding scurvy. I contracted scurvy on board Axl Rose’s yacht The Pina Colada back in '86 when we ran out of lime for the gin and tonics. Never again.

The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?'Dance Hall Days' by Wang Chung. Nuff said.

A song you wished you had written?'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel. What more can I say? I met Art Garfunkel’s once. He was wearing a toga.

Best song to turn up loud?'Zombie' by Fela Kuti. This will get the folks jiving round the eggnog let me tell YOU.

A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?'Dance With Somebody' by Whitney Houston. I love this song. I really do love it. I mean I just love it.

Best song to end an all-nighter on?'4’33’’' by John Cage.

Any new music you are listening to right now?Well I was tuning my FM the other day when I came across these guys called Fleetwood Mac. It sounded like I was falling asleep in a velvet nostril full of cocaine. Best of luck to them.

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Name, where are you from?My name is Lazarus Kane. I hail from the United States of America.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?I saw Rick Springfield perform in the parking lot of a Chuck E. Cheese back in ’82. That particular version of 'Jessie’s Girl' was nothing short of a spiritual awakening.

If you could be on the line up with any two artists in history?Firstly, I would only agree to do this if all my rider requirements were fully met, and I do not use those words lightly. When I say 'premium prawn cocktail' in the dressing room, I don’t mean goddamn potato chips. First up, me and my friends The Rolling Stones would do 'Tumbling Dice'. Myself and those fine gentlemen go way back, I nearly replaced Bill Wyman on the four-string, but I had a package holiday to Antigua already booked. Second, Suicide would come on and perform 'Dream Baby Dream', yeah, one for the lovers, brothers and mothers.

Which subcultures have influenced you?Personally, I’m not a fan of submarines. I saw the 'K19: The Widowmaker' starring Harrison Ford and Liam Neeson a few weeks back on a DeeVeeDee a friend of mine had. Disappointed.

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?The person who invented the concept of the hour. I have a respect for horologists that few understand. Like time itself, for that matter.

Of all the venues you’ve been to or played, which is your favourite?Back in the late '90s, I was slapping 2nd Djembe in Rusted Root. We played a now defunct venue in Portland, Oregon called 'The Whispering Slipper'. We played 'Send Me On My Way' 16 times in a row. I have very special memories of that venue for that reason.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?For me, there can only be one. Carol Kaye. She’s got more hits under her belt than a tall boxer. Too many to choose from, but if you held me over the well I’d go with her work on the Nancy Sinatra version of 'These Boots Are Made For Walkin''.

No one is quite sure where the enigmatic Lazarus Kane emerged from. A US transplant now living in the UK, he appears a relic of some recent past. Armed with a drum machine and some old synthesisers, the music could be mistaken for something that might once have been heard coming out of CBGB’s decades ago. However, the songs tackle the everyday trappings of modern life; drinking too much, social media and the Kardashians.

The first track you played on repeat?When I was a young man, my Sony Walkman malfunctioned. I listened to 'Waiting for The Man' by The Velvet Underground for three months straight and nothing else. Thank god for the iPod, ammirite?

A song that defines the teenage you?'Red Hot Woman' by The Revelons. This song just sends right back to steaming down the freeway in my Chevvy pickup. Usually it was because my dad would call me at work saying he needed help moving the moonshine OUT the tub. Halcyon days.

One record you would keep forever?'Days Like This' by Van Morrison. No further comment your honour.

From 'Vitamin C' by Can. This is sage advice for avoiding scurvy. I contracted scurvy on board Axl Rose’s yacht The Pina Colada back in '86 when we ran out of lime for the gin and tonics. Never again.

The song that would get you straight on the dance floor?'Dance Hall Days' by Wang Chung. Nuff said.

A song you wished you had written?'Bridge Over Troubled Water' by Simon & Garfunkel. What more can I say? I met Art Garfunkel’s once. He was wearing a toga.

Best song to turn up loud?'Zombie' by Fela Kuti. This will get the folks jiving round the eggnog let me tell YOU.

A song people wouldn’t expect you to like?'Dance With Somebody' by Whitney Houston. I love this song. I really do love it. I mean I just love it.

Best song to end an all-nighter on?'4’33’’' by John Cage.

Any new music you are listening to right now?Well I was tuning my FM the other day when I came across these guys called Fleetwood Mac. It sounded like I was falling asleep in a velvet nostril full of cocaine. Best of luck to them.